Solutions Architect - Wealth Management

This is a 12 month contract-to-hire and needs to meet Client full-time conversion policies. Those dependent on a work permit sponsor now or anytime in the future (ie H1B, OPT, CPT, etc) do not meet Client requirements for this opening.

**MUST BE HYBRID in Boston or Springfield, MA of New York City

**MUST BE W2;

No Corp-to-Corp**

Our financial services client is seeking a senior level Solutions Architect preferably with domain experience in the Wealth Management Sales and Distribution channels.

In this role, you will be expected to:

• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to define and maintain the target operating model for delivery, including technologies, tools, and patterns.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to further the strategic vision and application roadmaps.
• Partner with Development Teams to translate architecture to design/code-level execution.
• Serve as the technical liaison between clients business partners, industry vendors, and distribution partners, while working very closely with both business and technical stakeholders
• Identify end-to-end technical solutions based on business needs that utilize a service-based architecture incorporating API s and Events for decoupling Digital and Backend application services.
• Capture future state technology vision in actionable, context-specific roadmaps.
• Partner directly with the specific technology subject matter experts and technical leads to ensure architecture standards are adopted and solutions are aligned with enterprise Technology stacks.
• Architect Solutions are designed as reusable components (API s/ Microservices) that compose an overall solution that s flexible, scalable, performant, and providing excellent user experience.
• Be accountable for implementation of cross-functional solution architecture of all technologies in the Sales & Distribution technology stack.
• Understand and proactively assess the current state of the technology and identify gaps and overlaps.
• Ensure technologies are optimized, recommending investments and rationalization and if necessary, conducts technology assessment and selection.

Typical day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Strong partnership & collaboration with Enterprise Architecture
• Creation and/or contributing to governed architecture artifacts, including Solution, Decisions, Strategies and Roadmaps.
• Hands-on collaboration with Development teams
• Project Team Meetings, status, planning, requirement reviews, etc.
• Design & Code Reviews
• Architecture/ Design Decisions & Technology Evaluations
• Industry Trends, Research, POC, Tools
• Test Plan Reviews
• Production Support Transition Reviews
• Contribute to our architecture community by attending and participating in Architecture & Design Roundtables, Architecture Review Boards, and Solution Architecture Guild meetings.

The Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years development experience, capable of designing and implementing complex solutions.
• 8+ years of solutions architect or related experience (e.g. tech lead, lead designer)
• 2+ years of experience in sales & distribution related business processes and technologies, including at least one of the following sub-domains: Marketing, Wealth Management, Distribution Management, Incentive Management (compensation, recognition), Broker Dealer Administration, Insurance Distribution.
• Skilled leading and/or participating in system design and architectural activities including technical requirement writing experience and ability to lead collaboration sessions for important design reviews and decisions.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work in a team-based environment including employees, vendors, and third-party contractors.
• Excellent mentoring skills and the desire to contribute to efforts beyond the scope of the day-to-day project work.
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to less experienced team members.

• Experience in AWS cloud application design, development, and deployment.
• Experience with event streaming and web service protocols like SOAP, REST, JSON, or Kafka
• Experience with data development, including database design, modeling, ETL and scheduling.
• General working knowledge of insurance data, investment data and /or financial data
• Experience in working with and enabling integrations with vendor / SaaS platforms

The Ideal Qualifications

• AWS Certifications
• 7+ design & development experience including frontend, backend, database, and Integration technologies preferred.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling and ETL development including development patterns, and best practices
• Experience with one or more of the following platforms/technologies:
• Vertica
• Kong
• Kafka
• Salesforce
• React / NeXTs
• Content Management Platforms / Search Engines
• Life, Disability Income and Annuity Order Entry
• Investment Custodian Platforms
• Needs Analysis / Financial Planning Software
• DTCC
• Fidelity NFS/ IWS
• SAP
• CI/CD Dev Ops
• Kubernetes